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A Subway shop is the first to open in a new retail development in The Shops at 3000.
— A new Subway KETTERING shop has opened at 3024 Far Hills Ave., the first business to open in the new retail development called The Shops at 3000.
Five of the six retail spaces have been rented in the 8,300-square-foot retail center. Thomas Smith — president chief executive of Ashford Construction and Development Co., the Shops at 3000’s owner and developer — said Friday that the other tenants will start opening in quick succession in 45 to 60 days.
Smith this morning identified two tenants that had not previously been disclosed: Verizon Wireless will open a retail store in the Shops at 3000, and Ulbrich’s Bakery, which has operated bakeries in Miami County and the northern Miami Valley, will open a bakery and coffee shop in the center. The bakery will feature doughnuts, pastries, cakes and specialty breads, among other items.
In addition, the center will house a Heartland Pharmacy shop and a locally owned frozen yogurt shop called Awesome Yogurt, which will offer self-serve yogurt and toppings sold by the ounce, as well as low-fat, no-fat and dairy-free options, Smith said.
The Shops at 3000 development is located on a corner lot at the Far Hills-East Dorothy Lane intersection that has been vacant since 1998, when a gas station on the property was razed.
It also encompasses an adjacent lot that housed a Gates Bros. glass shop until the property was purchased and the building razed in 2011. The center is just south of the Kettering-Oakwood border.
The “quiet phase” of fundraising to make the Great Miami River a more compelling attraction is complete.
“Now it’s your turn,” downtown advocate Michael Ervin said Friday at the Downtown Dayton Partnership’s annual meeting. “It’s the community’s turn.”
Private and public organizations have pledged $3.8 million to transform the river downtown into a water recreation attraction. Citizens are asked to visit the partnership’s website — www.DowntownDayton.org — and click on the “$3.8 million has already been raised” tab. Once there, visitors can click on the “donate to River Run” button.
“We’re very close to realizing our goal,” said Julia Wallace, market vice president for Cox Media Group Ohio, which operates the Dayton Daily News, WHIO-TV, WHIO AM/FM, Springfield News-Sun and other local newspapers. The James M. Cox Foundation, the charitable arm of Cox Enterprises and Cox Media Group Ohio, kicked off fundraising last year with a $1 million challenge grant.
Contributors to the project include CareSource Foundation, the Connor Group, Dayton Foundation, Greater Dayton RTA, Heidelberg Distributing Co., Kettering Health Network, Key Bank, MeadWestvaco Foundation, Miami Conservancy District, PNC Bank, Premier Health Partners, Thompson Hine and the Vectren Foundation.
Downtown supporters also announced that the George A. Pflaum family will donate a sculpture called “Fluid Dynamics” to be installed near the intersection of Patterson Boulevard and St. Clair and Fifth streets.